A sliding piece of metal of quarter circle circumference, used to support a fall-front or secretaire drawer, where it would be impossible or inappropriate to use a loper . It's also used to support adjustable chair-backs.

Aveneering technique, found particularly on early C18th walnut furniture, in which four essentially identical and usually highly-figured sheets of veneer are laid opposite to each other, thereby producing a symmetrical and mirrored design. The pieces are made (effectively) identical by cutting them sequentially from the same piece of wood.

The style period from 1700-1730. Characterized by the introduction of the cabriole leg and sinuous curves. The English Queen Anne period was earlier and shorter than the American period of the same name.